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Champion
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Champion
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From: Renton, WA
wouldn't care lol. not my rig 
you're just jealous of our sexy oil burning inlines...
Interesting...I'm on my second one granted...but it now has over 600hp going to it...seems to be taking it rather well...
they say a picture is worth 1,000 words...
these are actual pistons and connecting rods out of the 3 domestic truck diesels...
and here are the connecting rods from the old school first gens of the 3 domestic truck diesels from the late 80's to early 90's...
as you can see in the top pic...ford changed their design over the years to match the cummins design...and as you can see cummins hasn't changed their rotating assembly much over the years...in fact the rotating assembly (crank, rods, pistons) are interchangeable between all of the 5.9L cummins generations.
any question now as to how the cummins can withstand so much power on a stock bottom end?!
Yes it is a auto, and the trans/torque converter have been built properly for the Cummins. This truck has to be auto cuz Mom and Dad don't want a stick for the daily driver.
As far as manual goes, NV transmissions will not handle 600+hp well at all - and there really isn't anything one can do for it. What you want is a ZF5 or ZF6 with built in oil cooler and pressure lube - they make adapter plates to bolt them to a Cummins, and they can handle the power just fine, once rebuilt properly.
As far as manual goes, NV transmissions will not handle 600+hp well at all - and there really isn't anything one can do for it. What you want is a ZF5 or ZF6 with built in oil cooler and pressure lube - they make adapter plates to bolt them to a Cummins, and they can handle the power just fine, once rebuilt properly.
I see early DuraMaxes on the road all the time, and cummins alongside the road, but who knows WHY they all are on the side of the road. At any rate, as I always say, every brand has their problems, and every brand suits some people better than others. For me, I am aiming for the best of 3 worlds: Ford IDIT 7.3L, Dodge Cummins Turbo, and Chevy DuraMax/Allison 6.6L. Then I can claim to have the best trucks around
these are actual pistons and connecting rods out of the 3 domestic truck diesels...
and here are the connecting rods from the old school first gens of the 3 domestic truck diesels from the late 80's to early 90's...
as you can see in the top pic...ford changed their design over the years to match the cummins design...and as you can see cummins hasn't changed their rotating assembly much over the years...in fact the rotating assembly (crank, rods, pistons) are interchangeable between all of the 5.9L cummins generations.
any question now as to how the cummins can withstand so much power on a stock bottom end?!